Thunderbolt-2 to USB-C
I have a 5k iMac (late 2014) with a Samsung T7 SSD connected via a USB-A v3 hub.
This is obviously not maximising the speed of the SSD. This iMac also has 2 thunderbolt-2 ports. Is there a cable or adapter that will connect this thunderbolt-2 port with the USB-C port on the SSD, to significantly increase the speed of the SSD?
iMac 27″, macOS 11.6
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I have a 5k iMac (late 2014) with a Samsung T7 SSD connected via a USB-A v3 hub.
This is obviously not maximising the speed of the SSD. This iMac also has 2 thunderbolt-2 ports. Is there a cable or adapter that will connect this thunderbolt-2 port with the USB-C port on the SSD, to significantly increase the speed of the SSD?
Unfortunately, no. You have to use USB-A 3.0. However, for the maximum speed, you can connect the SSD directly to your Mac rather than a hub.
Jack
Depending on the revision of USB3 used by the controller of the computer, the USB drive, and the USB3 hub, USB3 can handle very fast transfers at 10Gb/s, 20Gb/s, 40Gb/s. For best results get USB3 hubs, adapters, drive docks, enclosures which support UASP.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_Attached_SCSI
https://www.startech.com/en-us/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-uasp
USB3 versions and speeds:
Thunderbolt-2 to USB-C
